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August 19, 2004
Painter Run Report
RJ posted this in the comments but I felt it was an interesting post that other folks might want to see (and may not buried in the comments as such). It is a great example of the fun to be had exploring the Allegheny National Forest!
I spent some time in the lower stretches of Painter Run this past weekend. This area is outside the project area. This area is MA 6.1. The small stream and tremendous trees, white pine, made for a merry morning. I don't want to be too specific, but this tiny tributary holds a natural resource which I have never seen the likes of in any of the tiny trout streams I have ever spent time on.As I proceeded upstream, travel was made difficult by seriously thick rhododendron and mountain laurel. It was impossible to stay on the stream, though I tried to travel onto the East Branch of Painter.
One purpose of my pursuit was to seek the sites where the IUP archeological department found lithic fragments left by previous visitors to the Painter Run watershed. The five sites were supposed to be marked, but, alas, I didn't find anything.
The laurel and rhododendron kept me crawling on my belly for an hour. I kept near the stream until there was just a wet spot in the leaves. I was a bit bewildered as to my whereabouts, walked sidehill over to what was supposed to be the West Branch, but I never did see anything familiar.
I was sweating hard as I dashed downstream to the truck parked at the gravel pile on the Clarion R. I enjoyed my ride downriver to Belltown, then back to Brookville.
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Backpacking in the Tionesta Wilderness
This weekend we had a great trip to the Allegheny Defense Project's proposed Tionesta Wilderness Area. Here are a few photos we thought we'd share. Just click on each of the images to zoom.
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